Waitara Bar Surf Break

Waitara Bar, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
15.9° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Waitara Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Waitara Bar based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Waitara Bar right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Waitara Bar

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Waiongana wx

13 km S138 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 203°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tumahu wx

41 km SSW216 m above sea level

19 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
10
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kihikihi wx

143 km NE75 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 28 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ohakea Airport

166 km SE5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(26 km/h at 290°)
16 °C10.0
10.0


Hamilton

172 km NNE33 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
25
moderate winds from the W
(26 km/h at 274°)
30
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Karere wx

190 km SE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the WNW
(8 km/h at 283°)
25
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

194 km SE31 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 333 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

205 km SE160 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the W
(8 km/h at 265°)
20
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland

209 km N70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the WNW
(14 km/h at 300°)
30
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

211 km SSE12 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the NNW
(6 km/h at 341°)
15
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Waitara Bar and within an acceptable time window.

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